So I tried Marmite....

[cairistiona]

I did as I've seen suggested, spread a VERY thin bit on some toast...

*points to icon*

My Anglophilia only extends so far, apparently.

Comments

[shirebound]

I've heard of that. Maybe you love it or hate it!

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

From what I've read & heard, that's exactly the reaction. I might try it again, mixing it with butter. That might dilute it's very strong salty flavor. I think it might be good as an addition to stuff, but definitely not on its own. :P

[epiphyta]

My reaction was "Oh, great, if the roof needs patching again I'm prepared!"

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

LOL! Yes, this... exactly!

[mrowe.livejournal.com]

Love, love, love the stuff:)

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

Apparently it's one of those 'love it or hate it' kind of things... no in between!

How do you eat it?

[mrowe.livejournal.com]

On plain brown bread (no butter), or with cheese, or on dark rye bread (this type: https://ixquick-proxy.com/do/spg/show_picture.pl?l=english&rais=1&oiu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mijnmomentum.be%2Frecepten%2Fimages%2Frecipes%2F940x385%2FFries_roggebrood.jpg&sp=d279cf64e809a9d38315042c0be5f6a9 )

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

Maybe if I had some darker bread... I only had white on hand, and the Marmite pretty much overpowered it. I kind of figure a small amount mixed with other flavors might be palatable.

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

I can't stand it!

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

I definitely lean more your way than toward "I love it". I'm going to try a few other ways of eating it to see if it's a flavor that can complement other flavors, but I'm not exactly confident!

[ysilme]

*giggles* I don't remember if I ever tried it when in Britain - it's not available here -, and now I'm not allowed to eat it anyway (metabolism thing) so I don't want to try it in case I might love it. ;o)

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

Oh definitely don't try it if you can't eat it anyway, because the way things like this go, you'd love it and crave it constantly for the rest of your life!

[layne67.livejournal.com]

I might have been fed it when I was small. And if I remember rightly, I hated it!

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

I need to experiment more with it... surely there's a way to make it palatable! (I did put a dab on a bite of baked potato... it wasn't bad. Added a nice little salty bite to the butter and sour cream).